THE final match of the Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu Street Table Tennis Challenge will come up this Saturday, December 3, 2022, at the council hall of the Igando-Ikotun LCDA of Alimosho LGA.
According to media reports, the table tennis tournament which kicked off on Friday, November 18, 2022, had players drawn from the Alimosho LGA squaring up against each other to determine the champion that will go on to represent the council area in the state championship slated for the first quarter of 2023.
In the final match of the competition, Omotoyinbo Tolulope will be battling Joseph Jesubomi popularly called Atorise by his teeming supporters. While Tolulope had to go through a hard-fought fixture against Raimi Saka, Atorise emerged winner in his semi-final fixture by defeating Ameen Mustapha in straight sets.
The final match, scheduled for 12 pm on Saturday is expected to witness a large turnout of the supporters of the two gladiators who are pitched against each other for the ultimate honour in the game of table tennis in their zone.
The Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu Street Table Tennis Challenge is a competition being initiated to return the glory days of table tennis to Lagos and to discover and nurture the large number of talents we have in our great state.
The competition is being supported by Peace Anyiam-Osigwe’s Africa Film Academy, Rite Foods, Tecno Phones, and some private individuals who have deep interests in the game of table tennis.
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